CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-7397.md

### [CVE-2017-7397](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7397)
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### Description

BackBox Linux 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ksoftirqd CPU consumption) via a flood of packets with Martian source IP addresses (as defined in RFC 1812 section 5.3.7). This product enables net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians by default.  NOTE: the vendor reports "It has been proved that this vulnerability has no foundation and it is totally fake and based on false assumptions.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://forum.backbox.org/security-advisories/waiting-verification-backbox-os-denial-of-service/msg10218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41781/

#### Github
- https://github.com/vin01/bogus-cves